Winged smiles
@sallypup (57858)
Centralia, Washington
October 21, 2017 7:14pm CST
Down to the little horse, rain pelting me. Not super hard rain but enough to leave me saturated. I clipped some snacks for him then back to the house. Peeping stopped me in my tracks as I headed in through the front wooden gate.
I looked around, no longer intent on my business. I realized that little girl finches were feeding on the bent, seed laden sunflowers, by the shed. I leave those summer remnants for any hungry bird who happens by.
I wished her and her kind well as I made my way to the dryer house. She'd reminded me whose place our Dunne Alba really belongs to.
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@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Oct 17
I love watching the birds ans listening go them.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Oct 17
I see several different types of birds in my back yard tree.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
22 Oct 17
I have loved it when I had sunflowers for the birds. Maybe I can do it next year as well.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
22 Oct 17
@sallypup I have some seeds on hand, I hope that they are still good.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@GardenGerty That's a nice goal for the oncoming year!
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@GardenGerty They probably are, so long as they are not moldy or wet.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Oct 17
I love by the woods, I see SOOOO many birds.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@andriaperry I imagine you do. What trees are in your woods?
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@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Oct 17
This touched my heart, I love finches and most other birds, also. We feed the wild animals, that come around, also.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@kokesbuddy I'm glad you are touched. The only food that I refuse to give the wild ones are the hens. We have wire over them and around them or they would be somebody's dinner.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@kobesbuddy That's just horrible. I'm sorry.
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@kobesbuddy (74553)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Oct 17
@sallypup My daughter's were free to run all over their yard. A neighbor dog killed three of them!:(
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Oct 17
I have had a whole flock of finches inhaling my bird seed the last few weeks. Yesterday, I glanced out the window to see a Cooper's Hawk perched on my pole where the feeders hang.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic Easy pickings for that hawk!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Oct 17
@sallypup Yes, but they have to eat too.
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@sallypup (57858)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Oct 17
@JamesHxstatic When we lived in town, we fed the finches. One afternoon I saw a gorgeous hawk perch on our copper arch, goldfinch in his talons. The cycle of life.
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